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Nail Figure (nkisi n'kondi) Yombe, Congo c.1875 (wood with screws, nails, blades & cowrie shells)

Nail Figure (nkisi n'kondi) Yombe, Congo c.1875 (wood with screws, nails, blades & cowrie shells)
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doctor
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judge
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Nail Figure (nkisi n'kondi) Yombe, Congo c.1875 (wood with screws, nails, blades & cowrie shells)

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African, (19th century) / African

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Detroit Institute of Arts, USA

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wood with screws, nails, blades and cowrie shells

Date

c. 1875 AD (C19th AD)

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116.8x47x36 cms

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nail figure served as doctor, judge and priest; carved to capture the power of spirits necessary for healing and adjudicating disputes; wood, screws, nails, blades, cowrie shell and other materials; used for taking oaths; Yombre Nkisi Nkondi;Power figure;

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© Detroit Institute of Arts / Bridgeman Images

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Eleanor Clay Ford Fund for African Art

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Largest available format 6378 × 8173 px 4 MB
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Medium 799 × 1024 px 68 × 87 mm 408 KB

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